# Maryland HB 0072: Education - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established

Maryland HB 0072, Education - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joe Vogel (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-01-15 (Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m.) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0072
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Education - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-09-06
- Last action: 2025-01-15, Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m.
- Sponsor: Joe Vogel (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Primary and Secondary Education, Awards, Medals, and Prizes -see also- Gaming&Gambl; Lottery, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Curriculum, Education, Boards of, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Education, State Department of, Historical Matters -see also- Archives; Monumts; Museum; etc, Public Schools -see also- Primary Schools; Secondary Sch, Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records, Reports, School Testing, Standards and Best Practices, Students, Volunteers
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joe Vogel (Democratic), House

## Actions (3)

- 2025-01-15: Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-08: First Reading Ways and Means (House)
- 2024-09-06: Pre-filed (House)

## Bill text

- First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0072f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0072f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0072-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).